Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-14
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Congressman kilgore Gives His Views
on the Result Of the Prohibition
EIGciton- hat SheHid DO Done
Bosque County Democrats Put ThNmseIves
Record Agatnet Ruy Reading
Bus;ut Sc Next Year.
CONGRESSMAN NnGoRE's VIEWS.

CONGRESSMAN KnGoRE's VIEWS.
Special to the Gazette,
Wills POINT, Ten, Aug. 13.-TH!
GAZETTE reporter called on Colonel c. B
K!lg0re, Congressman elect from this
Third district, this evening. The Colone
was in good spirits ard very willing t
tslk His manner was polished anC
courteous. He expressed himself On thr
result OF the recent election, as follows
The fight against the prohibitoTI
amendment YVES made strictly on prlu
ciple. There we're 10 spells tor tnt
viCtogs, no patronage III view, ne pc
lItlcal interest to subseTva. Oar pr0hi2l
tion f-icL d5 insisted that tie opposite.
to the measure wsG inepIced sloue By me
money Ct tlCse interested II the u-hi;
These wholesale charges Il C2TsUEIC2
we're ca cuiated TO make g man 'lO'
under the collar aud in that condition
one is not fully capable CT dispasiOIaty
opinion on the situation. The victor
however, can AFFORD to oe mOderste and
conCiIliatlry. We have fought g grea'
battle anu nave woG Z great victory. The
fight wss made AMI battle won with TIE
great conservative masses Of the country,
and extreme end violent views ougnl nol
to be entertained by our folks.
Our people are sgslnstleg3l prohibition,
and they made mention OF the fact on the
4lh Inst. IN such terms 50 mol
t. be misunderstood, and the mod
crate men and good Democrats VAC
supported prohibition will Willingly ide
the result, men CT extreme end violent
views ~ill insist on keepiug up the racket.
The claim that ms GRITTY OF the Demo
Gratis II the STATE voted for the amend
ment is no. supported by the TACT. II
Cal &c safely asserted that more than two
thirds Of the straight Democrats who
never falter or stagger under any circum-
stances, voted against prohibition, snd
fully three-tourths of those who have
heretofore oppose the Democratic
psrty, outside IL the colored
and German votfhelyored prohibition.
Nearly two-thirdo OF the voters Of
and they did SO mauly on the single the
org thar such legislation ID sn infringe
ment or the individual rights Of the clti-
zen, and therefore En-Democ7atic.
The opposition TO the Democracy will
undoubtedly gain strength By the late
contest, &Id the Democracy will be
weakened considerably. There ere many
good men, more or less inI ferent 20
party dies, but who generally act with
the Democratic party, VIII hold their
devotion 20 the party subordinate TO their
loyalJy &c prohibition. There will be 40
disposition to read any Democrat out OF
the party because he voted for prohibit
ton. Many coed Democrats took that
side Of the Contest from s strong sense Cf
duty. Il wss lot party contest, and
no political party can rcpro5ata the
course OF its individual members il .
Bipartisan struggle. 1ne action OF
the Democratic party IN Texas Tor the
future ca this question Will depend
largely, | aDprchend, on the course pGC-
sued by tie prohi5itiOEist leaders.
II the issue IS dead and forever buried
in Texas, then say let it crest in peace"
Let Us never mention itegsin. We kicked
up en- awful row when we went cut of our
wsy TO telk about local option ct the Gal
weston convention last year.
Prohibition IS, as every one now ad-
mis-, d great political question, and If it
is not efectuslly dead in Texas, aud If
the prohibition people Insist that it is
1--we, aggressive issue IN our politics, and
tLey persist in keeping up the eglte-
ton, then parties will be compelled
10 align on the subject, and speak out
and III o manner nog to be
mistaken. Whichever side the Demo-
cratic party may choose | am with il lust
the same as l have ever been. The most
violent and extreme prohi0itionist would
70 70
pouae the cause of legal prohibition with
FEAR tWo-tbirds of the people Of
Texas against it. The National
Democratic convention OF 1854,
which nominated Mr.. Cleveland,
pronounced against such legislation, and
he national Democracy Of 1883 will un-
doubtedly take the same course. During
the last two or three years the Democra-
Cy OF several states in the Union have in
their conventions spoken cut against pro-
and none have favored it, and if
prohibition is still to be a subject OF con-
slant sgitation-is to continue to be
element IN our politics, then
no man need be surprised to wake up
some bright morning and find that the
Democracy OF Texas has fallen right into
the Democratic line on this subject.
VIEWS OF MERIDIAN DEMOCRATS.
Special to the Gazette.
MERIDIAN, TEX Aug. 13.-Your cor
respondent called this morning on some
Of the representative pros and ants co
their views on the policy to be
pursued by the Democratic party on the
prohibition question. The first call WAS
made on Hon. w. II. Iockett, the chair
man Of the Sixth Congressional district,
and z3elous pro. He said:
81 endorse the sentiment expressed by
Governor Gibbs and Mr.. Capps. sm
opposed to any kind CT revision of
Democratic principles. This reading
Jut business is dangerous. II | read the
signs OF the times correctly, we will need
81 our leaders, as well as ali OF the rank
md file in The 1888 contest. Let there be /
10 war in the Democratic camp. Let US
laruonize and marshal sll OF our forces /
o fight the real enemies OF Democracy. /
Nv voice is for peace"
+ s. Mars, Esq., the chairman Of the /
.2tl executive committe Of this county ,
INC one CT the brsiDiest advocates the .
.niis have in the district, sid: "PrUkibi- I
ion hiss been ;deait t stunning blow By |
Democratic Texas, bit as . partisan /
political question it viii s;:ll ytx snd .
lsrrass the citizen for some years. The
'o.er has been heard from, he has
thoroughly studied the question ana
Meant what ne said. The Democratic
'srtY cen always sffor7 10 define its posi-
lo1 on partisan political questions, and
VIZ not on prohi6i ion. [ believe the
'arty rext year viii declsre agsinst sump-
u3ry legislation. and thereby place Itself
harmony with the traditional and time
onCred principles CT tbe Democratic